Global Patent Index - EP 2423453 A2

EP 2423453 A2 20120229 - Locked spacer with bearing for a gas turbine engine shaft

Title (en)

Locked spacer with bearing for a gas turbine engine shaft

Title (de)

Gesicherter Abstandshalter mit Lager für eine Gasturbinentriebwerkswelle

Title (fr)

Entretoise verrouillée avec palier pour un arbre de moteur à turbine à gaz

Publication

EP 2423453 A2 20120229 (EN)

Application

EP 11179397 A 20110830

Priority

US 87089010 A 20100830

Abstract (en)

A shaft assembly includes a locked spacer (56) mounted to a shaft shoulder (54). The shaft shoulder (54) may be provided on a Low Pressure Compressor shaft (42). A method of adjusting the axial length of the shaft assembly comprises the steps of mounting the locked spacer (56) to the shaft shoulder (54) of the Low Pressure Compressor Shaft (42) and mounting a bearing (48) to abut the locked spacer.

IPC 8 full level

F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F16C 25/06 (2006.01); F16C 35/06 (2006.01); F16D 1/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01D 5/026 (2013.01 - EP US); F01D 25/16 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 35/063 (2013.01 - EP US); F16D 1/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2260/36 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2260/4031 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 19/26 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49318 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 403/7047 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2423453 A2 20120229; EP 2423453 A3 20150729; EP 2423453 B1 20201118; US 2012051886 A1 20120301; US 8967977 B2 20150303

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11179397 A 20110830; US 87089010 A 20100830